For me, at least, dinosaurs plus Batman is an obvious win, but you might be wondering what a tyrant dinosaur is doing in the middle of Pittsburgh in the first place. According to photographer Anirudh Koul, the Tyrannosaurus is a holdover from 2003′s Dinomite Days, when 100 dinosaurs were placed around the city and painted by local artists. No word yet on whether any remaining Stegosaurus or Torosaurus sculptures around town have been dressed up as other characters from the forthcoming film.

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